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CT-21-0020

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment (SPA) to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to implement payments to outpatient hospitals for providing specimen collection for COVID-19 tests when no other service is provided to that beneficiary on the same date by that hospital at 100% of the Medicare rate on Addendum B.
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Approval Date
Effective Date
File 1 - Approval Document Media